Heluo City, Zhuo Garden.

“…… Niu Cunjie sent an urgent military report, and the 20,000 elites of the Jingzhou Army broke through the western front under the command of Li Tianrun, and after defeating the thousands of defenders of the auxiliary city on the east side of Yanwu City, they turned to besiege Yanwu City. Now he did not have enough mobile troops in his hands, so he begged the imperial court to send reinforcements south. ”

The privy envoy Pang Shigu looked solemnly at the young county lord standing by the window.

Qing Yu Huaijin responded lightly, and her tired and suppressed emotions arose, but she was quickly suppressed, and her eyes were as cold as ever.

It was only at this moment that she realized how difficult it was to be a good commander on the battlefield, and she had not yet taken over the actual command, but only made some arrangements for the overall situation.

She thought of the situation on the entire Dongyang Road and Moyang Road in her mind, and forcibly endured the boredom to sort out the nodes on the battlefield.

The condition of the Yan army in Dongyang Road was very bad, and the two consecutive defeats in the past two years had made them lose the courage to fight against the Qi army, and now they could only rely on the towering and strong city walls to barely survive, and they may not collapse on their own initiative.

Moyang Road was slightly better, but in the face of the elite soldiers trained by Li Tianrun, they could only slightly delay the pace of the other party's progress.

All in all, at the moment when the Jing Dynasty army annexed the Zhao State, Qing Yu Huaijin needed to face Xiao Wangzhi and Li Tianrun, two famous generals of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and the army under their command that could fight well.

Fortunately, she knew what the only way she could win.

As soon as she thought of this, she turned to Pang Shigu and said, "Huge man, please tell Niu Cunjie that if he can't block the Jingzhou Army on the south side of Moyang Road, his fate will not be as simple as dismissal from office." If he can do this, the court will naturally not treat him badly, and it is inevitable that he will be promoted to a knighthood. ”

Pang Shigu hesitated: "Your Highness, I wonder if I want to transfer some troops from Jiangbei Road to support Moyang Road?" ”

Qing Yu Huaijin frowned slightly, and said coldly: "Huge people, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were siphoned off on Jiangbei Road last year, and now they can only maintain the most basic defense needs. If you draw troops from there again, what will you do if the Northwest Kingdom takes advantage of the situation? Don't forget, Dai Guo has always been eyeing the Yunchuan area of Jiangbei Road. ”

"I'm also sick and rushed to the doctor."

Pang Shigu sighed lightly, and then said, "I wonder if His Highness can transfer another section from the Jing army to the south of Moyang Road?" ”

Qing Yu Huaijin looked at him with a strange expression, until the privy envoy's old face flushed, and then he said unhurriedly: "Huge man, now I have transferred 20,000 soldiers and horses to the southern line of Dongyang Road, and deployed 5,000 elites in the area of Fengqiu, and nearly half of the troops have been transferred out, what do you want me to do?" The combat strength of the Yan army is so weak, has the huge man ever reflected on his own training skills? ”

One sentence was so silent that Pang Shigu was extremely embarrassed.

"Your Highness is angry, this matter can't be blamed entirely on Pang Shumi, he also has a lot of helplessness."

Mou Lianghu, who was sitting on the other side, made a rare round, and then said to Pang Shigu: "Lord Privy, Heluo City is very important, and we have to ensure that there are no problems here. Didn't the Privy Council recruit two new armies in the past two years? Just let them go to support Moyang Road, how about it? ”

Pang Shigu had no choice but to respond, and saw that Qing Yu Huaijin was in a very unhappy mood at the moment, so he hurriedly got up and saluted and said goodbye.

After he left, Mou Lianghu persuaded: "Why should Your Highness be angry because of such a person? ”

Qing Yu Huaijin said in a deep voice: "If Yan Jun can behave a little better, how can we face such a dangerous situation? As a privy envoy, he single-handedly controlled the military power of the Yan State, and only knew how to cultivate henchmen to eliminate dissidents, so that hundreds of thousands of troops were reduced to waste at the touch of a button. If it weren't for my father's repeated obstruction, I would definitely have driven him back to his hometown to farm. ”

Mou Lianghu touched his head and said with a smile: "Your Highness, even if Pang Shigu has all kinds of shortcomings, at least he is loyal enough to the prince. ”

"That's it, let's not talk about that."

Qing Yu Huaijin shook his head, walked over and sat down and said, "General, what do you think our army has a chance of winning?" ”

Mou Lianghu said calmly: "Your Highness, in fact, you don't have to worry too much. Now that we have confirmed that the Huaizhou Army's target is 10,000 troops stationed in Leize, Xiao Wangzhi can mobilize a maximum of about 30,000 troops. His Royal Highness asked Liuke to hide in the northwest of Leize with 10,000 people, and the surprise soldiers were outstanding at that time, which was enough for the Huaizhou army to swallow the first bitter fruit of defeat. ”

This is the 20,000 people that Qingyu Huaijin said to Pang Shigu just now.

The troops deployed by the Jing army on Dongyang Road are not only 10,000 led by the female Lu Huan, but also another 10,000 people who have recently gone out of the city in the name of Yan army recruits!

There is no doubt that Qing Yu Huaijin wanted to use the army led by Nu Lu Huan as bait, taking advantage of Xiao Wangzhi's eagerness to lay down the victory, digging a trap near Lei Ze, and achieving a surprise victory.

This is the reason why she completely ignored Li Shouzhen's urgent report for help.

Although the Huaizhou army launched an offensive step by step according to her expectations, His Royal Highness the county lord did not forget the young man who made her fail repeatedly.

She remembered the secret report she had received from the Prosecutor's Office recently, and said softly: "General, Xiao Wangzhi will not be stupid to attack from the front, he deliberately stopped for a while after taking Gushu City, not only to collect our intelligence, but also to prepare for a roundabout attack. Lu Shen and his Ruishi battalion had already withdrawn from the front line to Lai'ancheng, if I guessed correctly, he must have wanted to go north out of Panlong Pass and go around the back of General Lu Huan to launch a fatal blow. ”

Mou Lianghu's eyes were slightly cold, like a fierce tiger, and he said slowly: "Your Highness, southwest of Lei Ze is Pingli City, and the 10,000 Yan troops in it are not the objects that the Qi army can ignore. If Lu Shen really dared to come out of Panlong Pass to raid the back of the female Lu Huan, he was not afraid that the Yan army in Pingli City would give him a counter-encirclement? ”

"I have already sent someone to remind the defenders of Pingli City, but I suspect that Lu Shen dares to ignore the Yan army in the city and go directly to the area of Lei Ze, and I am even more worried that the Yan army in the city will not dare to go out of the city to fight."

Qing Yu Huaijin completely put aside his previous conceit, and considered the most serious consequences, and continued: "Therefore, I would like to ask the general to send five thousand elite horsemen to Lei Ze, and be sure to minimize the risk. ”

Mou Lianghu pondered for a long time, raised his eyes to look at the woman's earnest gaze, and nodded: "Your Highness already has the right to transfer troops, and besides, leaving 20,000 people in the city can also control the situation." As soon as I returned, I arranged for a veteran to lead five thousand horsemen out of the city, and to make his way to Razor as discreetly and quickly as possible. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin smiled with relief, and then said a request that made Mou Lianghu very difficult: "General, I want to act with the army." ”

Mou Lianghu smiled bitterly: "Your Highness, this is absolutely unacceptable. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin said with a straight face: "I will not interfere with the command of the generals. ”

Mou Lianghu shook his head and said, "It has nothing to do with this matter." I'll tell Your Highness the truth from my heart, the prince doesn't really care about what happens to Dongyang Road and Moyang Road, he just wants to use this year's war to let the northern magnates see clearly that the Yan Imperial Court has completed their mission, and its ability is far from enough to support the overall situation. Only by attaching themselves to the wings of our Dajing Dynasty and the prince can they continue to enjoy the glory and wealth, which is one of the boosts for us to completely occupy the northern land. ”

Qing Yu Huaijin bowed slightly.

Mou Lianghu continued: "Of course, our majesty wants to pacify the Zhao State, and it is an objective fact that the prince can't pull away, and the strength of the Southern Qi border army exceeds our estimate is also one of the reasons for the current situation. But as long as Heluo City is in our hands, even if Nanqi wins a temporary victory, it will not be able to turn the sky, so why should His Highness go into danger? In case you make a mistake, how can I explain it to the prince? ”

Qing Yu Huaijin picked up the teacup and took a sip of warm tea, and said slowly: "We have a great deal of confidence in this battle to inflict heavy losses on the Qi army, so as to resolve the crisis on Moyang Road and Dongyang Road." Although Xiao Wangzhi is the commander of the Huaizhou Army, I can feel that the other party's strategy is from Lu Shen's hand. I want to witness this man's failure, or I may live forever in his shadow. ”

Mou Lianghu was stunned.

As Qing Yugong's real confidant, he almost watched Qing Yuhuai Jin grow from a girl to the current His Royal Highness the County Lord, and in his impression that she always looked forward to Shenfei not being weak, when would she ever have such a demeanor in front of her?

Looking back on the past two years, Qing Yu Huaijin has repeatedly been deflated at the hands of a young man named Lu Shen in Nanqi, and he probably understands the root of this emotion.

"In that case, well, I will let my personal army go with His Highness, and they will protect His Highness."

"Thank you, General."

Qingyu Huaijin did not refuse, even though she had many master guards around her, but now she has matured a lot, and she does not want to let others be frightened because of her willfulness.

Early the next morning, a cavalry of the Jing army quietly left Heluo City, and there was a young general with red lips and white teeth in the ranks.

She is Qing Yu Huaijin who once again changed into the county lord's costume and put on a man's light armor.

At the same time that this cavalry embarked on the journey, in Pingli City, hundreds of miles away in the southeast, Wei Wanxi, the commander of the Yan army, received a cipher from Heluo City.

He looked at the payment on the paper with an expressionless face, and whispered to himself: "Lord Yongping? Your hand is stretched too far. ”

The text was very simple, Qing Yu Huaijin reminded him to guard against the sudden departure of the Qi army from Panlong Pass, and then bypass Pingli City to threaten the main force of the Jing army stationed in Lei Ze in the northeast.

Wei Wanxi sneered, threw the paper into the brazier, and watched it burn to ashes.

At this moment, a personal soldier came to the door and hurriedly said: "General, the traces of the Qi army have been found in the south outside the city, and the other party is coming to Pingli City!" ”

Wei Wanxi had an incomprehensible expression on his face, got up unhurriedly and came outside the house, and said to his own soldiers: "Order all the generals to go to the city with the general to see what is going on." ”

"Obey!"

The pro-soldiers strode away.

Wei Wanxi looked up at the sky in the south, and said leisurely: "They are all disturbed, and they see flowers in the fog, but they don't know who is the hunter hiding in the deepest depths." ”

(End of chapter)